open-vm-tools: Out-of-bounds read in HGFS allows for information disclosure or potential privilege escalation
Published Jul 13, 2018
7.0
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
VMware Tools (10.x and prior before 10.3.0) contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in HGFS. Successful exploitation of this issue may lead to information disclosure or may allow attackers to escalate their privileges on the guest VMs. In order to be able to exploit this issue, file sharing must be enabled.
Affected products
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- Version 10.x and prior before 10.3.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | VMware Tools | n/a |
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No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
open-vm-tools
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
open-vm-tools
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | open-vm-tools | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | open-vm-tools | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00395) | 31.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00395) | 33.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 21.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 20.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 18.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104737 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041291 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6969 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1603048 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6969
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6969
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0017.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104737 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041291 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6969 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1603048 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6969 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6969 | ||
| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0017.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.